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Freshwater Yankee

Freshwater Yankee

De : Wendell Riley
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Wendell Riley, a Trinidadian creative, community leader, educator, and cultural commentator living in the United States, explores themes of immigrant life, building identity in new places, and finding beauty and humor wherever you may go. Through personal stories, lively discussions, and cultural insights, Freshwater Yankee (a Trinidadian term for someone Americanized after time abroad) explores what makes us different across towns, regions, and countries, and ultimately, what connects us all.

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    • Home Is Where The Heart Is... Right?

      Home Is Where The Heart Is... Right?
      Jan 21 2026

      Wendell sits down with Miranda Restovic, President and Executive Director of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and the Executive Director of PRIME TIME, Inc.

      Miranda tells her story of coming to America at the age of eleven from Dubrovnik, Croatia, and discusses her work in the Humanities, what the word "home" means, and what it's like revisiting the place where you grew up when you live in another country.

      For more information on the LEH, visit: https://leh.org/

      For more information on Prime Time Inc., visit: https://primetimefamily.org/

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      56 min
    • A Taco By Any Other Name

      A Taco By Any Other Name
      Jan 14 2026

      Wendell sits down with British-born Dr. Helen Taylor, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at LSU Shreveport to discuss living in America, the importance of expanding one's horizons, raising American kids, and the difficulties of ordering at restaurants with an accent in the South.

      For more information on LSUS, visit: https://www.lsus.edu/

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      50 min
    • The Journey

      The Journey
      Jan 14 2026

      Wendell shares his journey as an expatriate- from his early days as a young boy growing up next to Green Corner in Port-of-Spain Trinidad, to living in Baltimore, Southwest Virginia, and now Shreveport, Louisiana, and how those stops along the way shaped who he is today. This introductory episode sets the table for the Freshwater Yankee series.

      You can find out more about the Robinson Film Center at: https://robinsonfilmcenter.org/

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      22 min
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